Jul 06, 2017 linden lab incorporates technology from havok into the second life viewer to provide certain advanced features. Second life viewer is free game client program for the later versions of windows os, developed by linden lab. Until today they failed to do so and continue to violate the gpl license terms. At the time, it pushed hard to make the graphical appearance of sl rich and deep. Kirstens viewer has now been updated 10april2020 r1290 by kirstenlee cinquetti to use the very latest linden lab viewer code and includes experimental or development features such as legacy profiles. Kirstenlee explained the changes in this viewer on her blog. To explore, communicate, and connect in second life, youll need to download our 3d browsing software, or what we call the sl viewer. Kirstenlee viewer developmentdownloads ended second life. Im back lol after a very hectic weekend, so i figured i may as well start out with a plug for kirsten s newest build. Jun 03, 2011 a few days ago kirstens viewer released a new build which has 3d capabilites. Apr 11, 2020 it was updated to the latest second life features in 2017. Many thanks for your time and consideration, best wishes. I have been pretty excited about this and have been playing on and off with it the past few days. The program lies within games, more precisely simulation.
This is handwritten html c20072020 henri beauchamp, optimized for the gecko engine second life is a trademark of linden. Be aware that linden lab will not respond to support requests involving thirdparty clients such as this. There have been numerous improvements and large number of bugs that have been squashed. Sculptyspace will show you exactly how your sculpties will appear in secondlife even at different levels of. Simple reason for that, save bandwidth and download time. Download second life viewer get together with people from all over the world and explore, chat and have meetings in a fully 3d environment. A perpetual alphabeta viewer based on a mixture of code with experimental features aimed specifically at experienced end users, or adventurous residents. The average number of downloads were 6,000 to 8,000 per month. The picture on the right is the logo of one of them, the meerkat viewer. It is remarkable how broken the whole system linden came up with is. It seems it does not matter whether you created the texture or not. Kirstens viewer has a brand new update you can download here for.
Excellent graphics, and my laptop can keep up, although if i crank it to the max, the fps can suffer and it does get a bit warm. As no dedicated support team is in place, no user support can be guaranteed. So after a rather long and drawn out beta period, we are pleased to announce the 4. Opensource created custom viewers for virtual worlds like secondlife. What second life viewer program is most suitable for small. The patch below is meant for the singularity viewer and turns the viewer into a godlike client with the ability to export most assets from either second life or opensim. I was very happy to see the kirsten viewer still alive till i installed the s22. Rokuro lathe sculpt maker link sculptypaint link sculptyspace v02a 1 mb zip by sculpty carver. Linden lab incorporates technology from havok into the second life viewer to provide certain advanced features. Firestorm viewer the phoenix firestorm project inc. This is the best viewer i have ever used, hands down. Popular alternatives to second life viewer for windows, mac, linux, web, software as a service saas and more.
Kirstens viewer has now been updated 10april2020 r1290 by kirstenlee cinquetti to use the very latest linden lab viewer code and includes experimental or development features such as. Jun 15, 2009 there are in fact at least fifteen second life viewers other than those created by second life. Even the highly acclaimed nicholaz viewers were installed over the official viewer. Second life is a virtual world wherein different users around the world gather, interact and create their own virtual territory. Its not only fast and easy to download and install, but its free and contains no spyware. Explore 4 apps like second life viewer, all suggested and ranked by the alternativeto. It is similar to the official viewer in most respects, and adheres tightly to ll coding standards,and ll source code.
In order to enable third party viewers to provide those features, linden lab has obtained the right to sublicense this havok technology to third party viewers. You will not go astray, though shadows fall, still the stars find their way. On the viewer side however the code is gpled and olg would have to provide sources for their viewer. However, this only affects you while connected to second life. The second life viewer enables users to interact with each other through their avatars. Although i have not been able to get the linux version working, i am getting an amazing 2535fps average, on a 5 year old dell p4 1 gig ram, with a nvidia 8400gs 512mb video card, and. Some of the viewers workflows are cumbersome for some residents and this has hurt viewer adoption. Legendary third party sl client with 3d glasses feature gets. For those that want the new features of second life viewer 2.
Written by luminous luminos in alchemy on mon 25 july 2016. The standard viewer for second life is called the second life viewer, and the primary third party viewer is called firestorm. Windows for second life firestorm viewer the phoenix. Kirstens viewer, which displays second life in 3d, gets major update.
Kirstens viewer update with anaglyph 3d austin tates blog. A few days ago kirstens viewer released a new build which has 3d capabilites. Fifteen alternate second life viewers avatarplanet blog. Please join our discord or our in world group alchemy viewer for community provided support. Second life viewer alternatives and similar software. We really can improve the second life user experience by rethinking the way our viewer works and making it and its features and functionality faster, easier, and more fun for everyone. Dec 01, 2010 a couple of days ago i started using kirstens viewer s20 build 42 and i am so excited that i wanted to share with you guys. Second life in anaglyph 3d using kirstens viewer austin.
As we recommend users to use kirsten s16 viewer than second life official viewer, you are. Second life launched in 2003, second life is a virtual world where social interaction, art and commerce thrive. Those making machinima certainly want to check out the version s20 build 15 and newer ones. Hybrid second life viewers based on linden lab official sources and renderpipeline aimed specifically at high end users, film makers and photography. If youre an experienced resident, then download one of the latest release candidate or project sl viewers and let us know what you think. This software is not provided or supported by linden lab, the makers of second life. If youre an experienced resident, then download one of the latest release candidate or project sl viewers and let us know. It was also the first tpv to experiment with analgyph 3d, far back. Third party viewer directorykirstens second life wiki. The most frequent installer filenames for the software are. Hybrid second life viewers based on a mixture of snowstorm and render pipeline aimed specifically at high end users, film. Hkpolyu in second life tips for beginner to reach virtual polyu. The firestorm gateway is a community gateway for new residents to second life.
The imprudence blog in a post by jacek antonelli states the only real change is the removal of the ability to download textures from second life using export. If you look at kirsten s viewer, it is using the same code base or old engine as all other viewers but distributes all the files the official viewer comes with. It was updated to the latest second life features in 2017. The second life wiki lists the following alternate viewers, and has download links for each of them. See this blog post kirstens viewer has now been updated by kirstenlee cinquetti to include recent second life capabilities such as the enhanced bento mesh avatar skeleton and still includes the 3d anaglyph view capability. Then i noticed a huge increase of people googling how to enable 3d in kirstens viewer and ending up on my blog for some reason. Developer linden lab created a platform that allows residents to build all in world content, including clothes, simple homes or massive cities. If you have second thoughts, use the official second life viewer provided by linden lab. Black dragon, formerly known as nirans viewer is a viewer created and designed to change the way you experience second life in a whole, starting by changing defaults, declining all sorts of bells and whistles no one needs, redesigning the user interface and trying things other viewers are too scared of. The actual developer of the free program is linden lab. Exodus viewer is a new flavour to the second life viewer 3 series, geared towards the combat community, roleplayers and photography or machinima. The patch modifies the singularity viewer so that the builtin, clientside, shallow security is disabled.
Advanced second life residents may want to experiment with different viewers, including our latest release candidate of the sl viewer. Both have gotten to be very bulky and require more than a little memory. Second life in anaglyph 3d using kirstens viewer austin tates blog. So you need a decent desktop with a high broadband connection and it needs to be a direct input into the computer. For second life to run even reasonably well, you need to understand that a laptop even a really good one with a wireless connection simply isnt good enough to run sl. A couple of days ago i started using kirstens viewer s20 build 42 and i am so excited that i wanted to share with you guys. Back in 2011, kirstens viewer for second life added an anaglyph 3d view capability which could be seen with redcyan 3d glasses. Back in 2011, kirstens viewer for second life added an anaglyph 3d view. Fullfunction viewers for normal sl use, including mesh uploading. Around a decade ago, a popular third party viewer tpv among second life photographers was kirsten s viewer, produced by kirstenlee cinquetti aka skilled coder lee quick. Then i noticed a huge increase of people googling how to enable 3d in kirstens viewer and.
Launched in 2003, second life is a virtual world where social interaction, art and commerce thrive. Second life forums archive what happened to kirstens viewer. Kirstenlee cinquetti blog about kirstens viewer secondlife and other technologies including games and hardware. The big changes, to me, are in the render pipeline and image decompression. Yes this viewer uses the v2 interface, but kirsten makes it look good and functional. Apr 01, 2020 singularity viewer is an exciting client for second life and opensim, which strives to combine the beloved look and feel of viewer 1. On may 2nd, i wrote about the return of kirsten s viewer and its return to active duty. Gateway helpers provide a welcoming learning environment within general rated regions and give basic fundamental help to residents on any viewer. Kirstenlee who makes that viewer announced his retirement from sl compatible viewer development yesterday.
Most interesting second life viewer20101101in ascent. Kirsten was for a long time the only alternative to the official viewer for people that didnt like the viewer 1 experience. There are in fact at least fifteen second life viewers other than those created by second life. View the profiles of people named kirsten s viewer. Join facebook to connect with kirsten s viewer and others you may know. May 05, 2017 back in 2011, kirstens viewer for second life added an anaglyph 3d view capability which could be seen with redcyan 3d glasses. Singularity viewer is an exciting client for second life and opensim, which strives to combine the beloved look and feel of viewer 1. Not recommended to download the official viewer after your. Kirstens viewer clients have the same functionality as second life viewers in this regard. Around a decade ago, a popular third party viewer tpv among second life photographers was kirstens viewer, produced by kirstenlee. Singularity is an opensource project powered entirely by volunteer force and willpower. In addition to this the background updater, metrics and crashlogger systems have also been disabled by default. Radegast a lightweight virtual word client for second life.
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